1997 European Seniors Tour
| Duration | 8 May 1997 – 19 October 1997 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 17 |
| Most wins | Tommy Horton (6) |
| Order of Merit | Tommy Horton |
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 European Seniors Tour was the sixth season of the European Seniors Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe for men aged 50 and over.
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[1][2]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winner[a] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Beko Turkish Seniors Open | Turkey | 150,000 | Tommy Horton (12) | |
| 18 May | AIB Irish Seniors Open | Ireland | 75,000 | Tommy Horton (13) | New tournament |
| 1 Jun | Philips PFA Golf Classic | Wales | 80,000 | Deray Simon (1) | New tournament |
| 8 Jun | Jersey Seniors Open | Jersey | 95,000 | Tommy Horton (14) | |
| 15 Jun | De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic | England | 80,000 | T. R. Jones (1) | |
| 22 Jun | Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic | England | 90,000 | Neil Coles (4) | |
| 28 Jun | Manadens Affarer Seniors Open | Sweden | 75,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (1) | New tournament |
| 5 Jul | Lawrence Batley Seniors | England | 80,000 | Antonio Garrido (2) | |
| 13 Jul | Senior German Open | Germany | 100,000 | Noel Ratcliffe (2) | |
| 27 Jul | Senior British Open | Northern Ireland | 350,000 | Gary Player (2) | Senior major championship |
| 3 Aug | Shell Wentworth Senior Masters | England | 125,000 | Gary Player (3) | New tournament |
| 10 Aug | Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open | Switzerland | 100,000 | Brian Waites (3) | New tournament |
| 25 Aug | The Belfry PGA Seniors Championship | England | 150,000 | Walter Hall (1) | |
| 31 Aug | Motor Seniors Classic | England | 75,000 | Ian Richardson (1) | |
| 7 Sep | Scottish Seniors Open | Scotland | 100,000 | Tommy Horton (15) | |
| 14 Sep | Clubhaus Seniors Classic | England | 75,000 | Tommy Horton (16) | New tournament |
| 19 Oct | Senior Tournament of Champions | England | 125,000 | Tommy Horton (17) | New tournament |
Unofficial events
The following events were sanctioned by the European Seniors Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (£) |
Winners | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov | Praia d'El Rey European Cup | Portugal | n/a | European Seniors Tour | New team event |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Prize money (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Horton | 158,427 |
| 2 | Noel Ratcliffe | 86,060 |
| 3 | Antonio Garrido | 62,671 |
| 4 | Brian Waites | 61,978 |
| 5 | Jim Rhodes | 55,839 |
Notes
- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of European Seniors Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for European Seniors Tour members.
References
- ^ "Senior Past Champions Current Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Senior Past Champions Former Events". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "1997 European Seniors Tour Order of Merit". The Daily Telegraph. London, United Kingdom. 21 October 1997. p. 37. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John Jacobs Trophy Winners". European Tour. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015.